It is a time of fear in the face of freedom, a time of an emptying country and swelling cities, a time for the widening of previous roads and the opening of new paths, yet a time when these paths are mined by knowing algorithms of the all-seeing eye. It is the time of the warrior's peace and the miser's charity, when the planting of a seed is an act of conscientious objection. These are the times when maps fade, old landmarks crumble and direction is lost. Forwards is backwards now, so we glance sideways at the strange lands through which we are all passing, knowing for certain only that our destination has disappeared. We are unready to meet these times, but we proceed nonetheless, adapting as we wander, reshaping the Earth with every tread. Behind us we have left the old times, the standard times, the high times. Welcome to the irregular times.

Lagging Democratic Support For Student Non-Discrimination Act In Congress

Last week, Jared Polis, a U.S. Representative from Colorado, introduced the Student Non-Discrimination Act. That’s great news, because the legislation would prohibit discrimination by schools against students on the basis of actual or perceived sexual orientation. Such discrimination remains legal – and is in practice – in many places in the United States.

There are 120 cosponsors of the current incarnation of the Student Non-Discrimination act in the House of Representatives. At first, that sounds like great news, but actually, it represents a diminishing support for the legislation.

You see, this is the third time that the Student Non-Discrimination Act has been introduced in the House of Representatives. The first time was back in 2010, in the 111th Congress. The next time was in 2011, in the 112th Congress.

The first time the Student Non-Discrimination Act was introduced, it had 171 cosponsors. The second time the Student Non-Discrimination Act was introduced, it had 126 cosponsors. Now, the number of cosponsors is down to 120.

Why is this happening, when support for the legal rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Americans is growing? Ask the following members of Congress. They’re the Democrats who cosponsored the legislation in the past, but are not supporting it now.

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